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Damage Control: Sumo Association to Thank Women for Providing First Aid on Dohyo

The Japan Sumo Association has announced that its chairman Hakkaku intends to thank the women who provided first aid to a city mayor who collapsed on the dohyo during a Grand Sumo spring regional tour. He will also apologize for an inappropriate [...]

Hope Solo Says FIFA President Sepp Blatter Grabbed Her Ass

Hope Solo told a Portuguese newspaper that former FIFA President Sepp Blatter sexually assaulted her at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in 2013. In an interview published Friday in the newspaper Expresso, Solo said Blatter grabbed her rear end [...]

Tokyo 2020 Organizers Mark 1,000 Days Until Olympic Games Begin

Andrew McKirdy reports: Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers on Saturday marked 1,000 days to go before the games begin with a parade and demonstrations of new Olympic sports in the city’s Nihonbashi district. Participants wearing festive happi coats [...]

Pacific Pitch: U.S.-Japan Baseball Diplomacy

Embassy Tokyo, in collaboration with Meridian International Center of Washington, D.C., announces the opening of “Pacific Pitch: U.S.-Japan Baseball Diplomacy,” an exhibition charting the history of our shared national pastime, at the Tokyo [...]

[VIDEO] Hong Kong: Former Lawyer Dons Boxing Gloves to Start a Social Enterprise

Anne Chen Wai-yui, a former lawyer gave up her stressful job and found an interest in Thai boxing. She’s now a boxing instructor and started a non-profit business to teach young people from the grassroots families. The activity has helped her [...]

[VIDEO] Japan: Golf Bowling?

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[VIDEO] 枕投げ！Championship Pillow Fighting: Bedtime Play Becomes Serious Competitive Sport in Japan

An interesting rule holds that if one side cries out, ‘The teacher’s coming!’ the opposing team must sit on their heels or pretend to be sleeping in their futons for 10 seconds. During that time, the caller’s team can fetch pillows [...]

[VIDEO] High School Swimming Club Makes a Splash with their Synchronized Performances